Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant (Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.160.29)Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant (Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.160.29)Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 29.160.29Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant (Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.160.29)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/portrait-of-xuanzang-attendant-met-29-160-29.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant (Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.160.29). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/portrait-of-xuanzang-attendant-met-29-160-29Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-portrait-of-xuanzang-genjo-with-attendan, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant (Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.160.29)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/portrait-of-xuanzang-attendant-met-29-160-29}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA hanging scroll in ink and color on silk, Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century, painted in the style of Kasuga Motomitsu, showing the Tang-dynasty pilgrim monk Xuanzang traveling with an attendant. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 29.160.29, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOriginsRegionWell-attestedNara, Japan, home of the Kasuga Shrine and Kofukuji temple complex whose associated court painting lineage, carried by artists working in the Kasuga Motomitsu style, this scroll follows. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionBuddhism, Religions Well-attested Source Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant, accession 29.160.29 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsXuanzang, Figures Well-attested The scroll's directly named subject per the museum's own title, tagged by the museum as a portrait of a monk, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's account of Xuanzang's Kamakura-period portrait tradition.Source Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant, accession 29.160.29 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Additional Source Xuanzang (Wikipedia)tier 3Sources1. Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant, accession 29.160.29 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceXuanzang (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaDepicts: XuanzangQuote, Depicts: Xuanzang14th-century painting of Xuanzang, Japan, Kamakura periodView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year